The nuclei of the skin cells would then be inserted into the eggs to create human embryos carrying the genes for the disease and stem cells would be drawn from these embryos.
Researchers hope that by observing the development of stem cells that carry the genes for a specific disease, they will be able to discover new treatments.
This research would make Harvard the first American university to clone human cells for research purposes.
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